The Joys and Pains, Highs and Lows, Fast Times and Hard Knocks of Schizophrenic Living in a Chronically Sane World

Winter Routines and Loneliness

Haven’t written in awhile. But I guess I haven’t had much to report. Been quite stable for a few weeks now. I still sleep a great deal, mainly after I stay awake quite late. I haven’t really gone anywhere for most of the winter. We haven’t had as much snow as previous years and we have probably seen the worst winter is going to offer. It did help that our traditional mid winter thaw was longer than usual, lasting almost two weeks. I was able to spend more time outside and been out of my apartment more the last two weeks. We have probably only a month of cold and icy weather left before spring comes into full effect.

It’s been a quiet and lonely winter for me. I haven’t had house guests since Christmas and I haven’t had much for conversation with my neighbors this winter. I think my social skills are deteriorating as a result. But I have gotten to where I actually prefer to be alone with my thoughts, my writings, my computers, and my reading and research. And I have gotten to where I really don’t mind sleeping ten hours a day. I imagine as the days continue to get longer I’ll start sleeping less. I usually sleep a lot in winter.

I haven’t really been depressed or irritable for weeks now. I don’t know if this is because I avoid socializing or just avoid confrontations overall. I still don’t watch any traditional tv and haven’t for weeks. If it wasn’t for my video games I wouldn’t even own a tv. Overall I’m getting by on little in terms of material possessions and trying to enjoy everyday as much as possible.

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Author: alifeofmentalillness

I write about my experiences with mental illness and life in general. I am also currently under going 'lifestyle changes' (I hate the term 'dieting' as it's sounds so temporary) and have lost 70 pounds since spring 2014. I've put my poetry and novel writing on lower priority since I started losing weight and blogging more seriously.
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